Casey Allyson Butler, 47, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 19 in Dayton, Tennessee. Funeral services and burial will be in Clinton, Mississippi through Wright and Ferguson on Monday, July 25th.

Casey attended Bryan College after graduating from Clinton High School.  She finished her college work at Mississippi College with a degree in Biology.

Shortly after graduating from MC, she decided to go to Thailand to help in an orphanage. In a few weeks she was headed halfway around the world. She grew very close to many of these children but especially to Apple and Cherry, twin sisters.

After coming home she worked at several jobs, but Thailand was on her mind. So, as was her habit, she started plans to go back.  This time she was to teach English in a Christian boarding school.

After marrying John and then becoming a mother she was devoted to homeschooling and caring for her family in many ways. She and John also were foster parents for a time and worked as house parents at Palmer Home. Most recently Casey was employed at Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System in Dayton, Tennessee as a Family Support Specialist.

Casey is survived by her husband John Butler and their children Nathaniel and Allyssa. She is also survived by her parents Vic and Paula Brown, her sister Shelley Brown, her brother and sister-in-law Andrew and Leanne Brown, brother Carter Brown, and two nieces Anna and Natalie Brown.